St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-06
THE MISSIONARIES.
What the American Board Did
at Yesterdays Meeting.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 5.-The
second days meeting of the American
Board of Foreign Missions convened
this morning. After the reading of the
secretary's report, the death of ex-Gov.
Washburn, which had just taken place
in the ante-rOOm, was announced. 1t
threw a gloom over the whole as
sembly and President Bartlett's PRAYER
sounded preternaturally solemn. On ac-
count OF the accumulation of business
the session was continued. Rev. DIR.
Judson Smith read report on the mis-
sions OF China, Africa and the Pacific
islands. Truth is gaining foothold in
China and the people welcome the mis-
Sionaries. The number of converts
has doubled in ten years and
now exceeds $4,000. The high
school at Fung Chow promises to
become a school of liberal training.
In Africa the Zulu mission is prosper
Gus: The schools are growing, but re-
cruits are greatly needed. Micronesia
has forty-siX self-supporting churches,
with 5,312 members, more than can be
found i'll any other mission of the board.
There are six high schools, forty-two
common schools and $500 pupils. The
report briefly mentors the arrest of Mr..
Doane as one of the difficulties liable to
arise in missionary work. The sum-
mary shows % missions, S91 stations,
1856 ordained missionaries, IL physicians.
ordained: ten male assistants, 269
women, making 457 persons sent from
this country. There are Isl native pas
tors, 393 preachers and catechists, 1,164
school teachers and 325 other native
helpers. The churches number 326,
church members 2S,O41. The additions
for the year are 1906. There are 55 high
schools, theological seminaries and sta
tlon classes, with 4,623 pupils. The
girls in boarding schools, of which
there are Al, number 2.318. There are
37s common schools, with BAIT pupils,
so that the whole number under instruc-
ton is 41.151. DR.. Clark read a report
on the missions in Turkey, India, Asia
and papal lands. In India, the report
said, there was danger of the work
slipping away for lack of means to de-
velop it. At all other points progress
was most satisfactory and the work
might be greatly increased with in
creased means. The report of the pru-
dental committee on the expediency
of calling councils in certain cases, was
read by Secretary Judson Smith. 1t is
long document, the essential points of
which are contained in this recapitula-
ton by the committee. Seeing, then,
that by general consent such bodies as
the board cannot call councils; seeing
that to call them only in special cases
would be open to grave objections and
to call them in all cases would
be cumbersome; seeing that
councils being local, ephemeral
and irresponsible and inadequate for the
purpose; seeing that mixed responsible
ity in selecting candidates would pro-
duce friction, and seeing that unity of
trust in supporting missionaries has
long worked well and will secure
wider harmony than any other
method-the committee do not
think the measure submitted for
their consideration is eXpedient.
As soon as DR.. Smith finished reading
his report, Rev. Henry T. Cheever uI-
dertood Immediately after to introduce
a resolution that it is the sense of the
loyal and loving constituency of the
American board that the belief that
future probation is permissible ON the
part of candidates for the missionary
fields shall not exclude them from it. 1t
was ruled out of order and then
Dr.. Quinn moved that the report of the
prudential committee be adopted. Ex-
President Porter moved that it be re-
ferred to special committee, but Rev.
DR.. Eddy pleaded for chance of dis
cuSSiOn